Governing Board

Our people

The Center for Audit Quality is led by a Governing Board that comprises leaders from the public company auditing firms, the American Institute of CPAs and the investor and issuer communities. Board members are committed to the concept that a robust public company auditing profession is fundamental to the public interest and the capital markets.

CAQ Staff Governing Board

Timothy F. Ryan
Governing Board Chairman, US Chairman and Senior Partner, PwC LLP

Wayne Berson
Governing Board Vice Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, BDO USA and Chairman, BDO International

Lara Abrash
Chair and CEO, Deloitte & Touche LLP (Interim CAQ Governing Board Appointment)

Brian P. Anderson
Corporate Director

Mark Baer
Chief Executive Officer, Crowe LLP

Brian Becker
Managing Partner and CEO, RSM US LLP

Dalia Blass
Head of External Affairs, Senior Managing Director, BlackRock

Julie Boland
US Chair and Managing Partner and Americas Managing Partner, EY

Paul Knopp
Chair and Chief Executive Officer, KPMG LLP

Barry C. Melancon
President and Chief Executive Officer, Association of International Certified Professional Accountants, American Institute of CPAs

Mary Schapiro
Vice Chair of Global Public Policy, Special Advisor to the Founder and Chairman, Bloomberg

Seth Siegel
Chief Executive Officer, Grant Thornton LLP

Julie Bell Lindsay (Ex Officio)
Chief Executive Officer, Center for Audit Quality